Newborn abandoned in barangay captain’s garage in Bogo City, Cebu

Paul Lauro 07/04/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Police in Bogo City is now tracing the identities of the individuals who left a newborn baby boy in Barangay Sambag on Tuesday morning, July 4, 2023. The Women and Children Protection Desk…

6 clearance processors in NBI Mactan satellite office accused of defrauding agency P300,000

Morexette Marie B. Erram 06/19/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Six processors assigned at a satellite office of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) in a mall in Lapu-Lapu City, Mactan were accused of defrauding the agency through its ‘first-time job seeker’ policy.…

How a crew member saved a week-old baby from a burning ferry in Panglao

Paul Lauro 06/19/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines – A week-old baby, who was the youngest passenger on board the ill-fated M/V Esperanza Star that caught fire while sailing within Panglao in Bohol last Sunday, June 18, escaped a close encounter with…

FDA issues warning vs several types of lato-lato

Morexette Marie B. Erram 06/18/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Food and Drugs Administration (FDA) has issued a warning on buying some variants of the popular yoyo-like clackers called ‘lato-lato’.   The FDA has issued three separate memorandums on June 13, urging…

Fisherman hanging on to damaged vessel at sea rescued in Daanbantayan, Cebu

Morexette Marie B. Erram 06/15/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines – A fisherman was rescued off the waters in Daanbantayan town, northern Cebu after his boat got hit by a passing vessel there on Thursday, June 15, 2023. Disaster and rescue units in Daanbantayan…

Sen. Pia Cayetano: Sports teaches you life lessons, you just have to keep working hard

Wenilyn Sabalo 06/15/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — As the Palarong Pambansa National Pre-Qualifying Meet – Cluster 3 officially opened here on Wednesday, June 14, 2023, sports advocate Senator Pia Cayetano gave inspirational messages to athletes competing in the meet. The…

Man dies while cooking kopras in Samboan, Cebu

Paul Lauro 06/15/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines – A man in Samboan, southwestern Cebu died while he was cooking dried coconut meat, called kopras in Cebuano, last Wednesday, June 14, 2023. Police in Samboan town, southwestern Cebu identified the victim as…

‘Anti-cutting classes’ ordinance pushed in Danao, Cebu

Morexette Marie B. Erram 06/15/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines – In Danao City, Cebu, lawmakers want to introduce a law that would ban cutting of classes. The Danao City Government, through its Public Information Office (PIO), announced that legislators in this city have…

‘Sinegugma’ Animal Welfare Summit photo contest winners claim cash prize

Wenilyn Sabalo 06/15/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Vice Mayor Raymond Alvin Garcia has covered the costs associated with awarding prizes to winners of the Sinegugma Film Festival and Animal Welfare Summit Photo Contest while waiting for the city’s…

Still no new model for updating real property tax rates in Cebu City

Wenilyn Sabalo 06/14/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Four months after Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama vetoed City Ordinance No. 138-2022, which increases the real property tax (RPT) rate, the city’s executive department has yet to introduce a new model for…

Crime rate in Cebu City dropped significantly – CCPO

Wenilyn Sabalo 06/13/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The crime rate in Cebu City has significantly declined in the past weeks, the Cebu City Police Office (CCPO) said. In a news forum on Tuesday, June 13, 2023, CCPO chief Police Col.…

Newborn in Liloan found alive in sack; mother thought baby dead

Paul Lauro 06/13/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines – A couple was arrested for allegedly abandoning a newborn baby in a dumpsite in Liloan town, northern Cebu on Monday, June 12. Police in Liloan confirmed that an infant, still attached to its…

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